DNOW (DNOW) Competitors

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DNOW vs. ZWS, WFRD, JBTM, GTES, and ESAB

Should you buy DNOW stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares DNOW with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with DNOW include Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), Weatherford International (WFRD), JBT Marel (JBTM), Gates Industrial (GTES), and ESAB (ESAB). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

How does DNOW compare to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (NYSE:ZWS) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	$1.70B	4.89	$198M	$1.24	40.04
DNOW	$3.40B	0.72	-$89M	-$0.73	N/A

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor presently has a consensus price target of $54.88, suggesting a potential upside of 10.52%. DNOW has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Given DNOW's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DNOW is more favorable than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
DNOW	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, DNOW had 12 more articles in the media than Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 4 mentions for Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat DNOW's score of 0.10 indicating that Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DNOW	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

83.3% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of DNOW shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor has a net margin of 12.26% compared to DNOW's net margin of -4.14%. Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor's return on equity of 17.40% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	12.26%	17.40%	10.35%
DNOW	-4.14%	4.94%	2.97%

Summary

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor beats DNOW on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DNOW compare to Weatherford International?

Weatherford International (NASDAQ:WFRD) and DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Weatherford International presently has a consensus price target of $110.33, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. DNOW has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Given DNOW's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DNOW is more favorable than Weatherford International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weatherford International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
DNOW	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Weatherford International has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DNOW has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Weatherford International has higher revenue and earnings than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weatherford International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weatherford International	$4.92B	1.60	$431M	$6.39	17.09
DNOW	$3.40B	0.72	-$89M	-$0.73	N/A

Weatherford International has a net margin of 9.49% compared to DNOW's net margin of -4.14%. Weatherford International's return on equity of 28.31% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weatherford International	9.49%	28.31%	8.95%
DNOW	-4.14%	4.94%	2.97%

97.2% of Weatherford International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of DNOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Weatherford International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of DNOW shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, DNOW had 7 more articles in the media than Weatherford International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 9 mentions for Weatherford International. Weatherford International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat DNOW's score of 0.10 indicating that Weatherford International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weatherford International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DNOW	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Weatherford International beats DNOW on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DNOW compare to JBT Marel?

DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

DNOW currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. JBT Marel has a consensus price target of $174.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.51%. Given JBT Marel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than DNOW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DNOW	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
JBT Marel	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

DNOW has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JBT Marel has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

JBT Marel has higher revenue and earnings than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNOW	$3.40B	0.72	-$89M	-$0.73	N/A
JBT Marel	$3.88B	1.69	-$50.50M	$3.20	39.37

JBT Marel has a net margin of 4.32% compared to DNOW's net margin of -4.14%. JBT Marel's return on equity of 8.25% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNOW	-4.14%	4.94%	2.97%
JBT Marel	4.32%	8.25%	4.46%

97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of JBT Marel shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of DNOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, DNOW had 10 more articles in the media than JBT Marel. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 6 mentions for JBT Marel. JBT Marel's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat DNOW's score of 0.10 indicating that JBT Marel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNOW	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JBT Marel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

JBT Marel beats DNOW on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DNOW compare to Gates Industrial?

DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

DNOW has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gates Industrial has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DNOW had 11 more articles in the media than Gates Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 5 mentions for Gates Industrial. Gates Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat DNOW's score of 0.10 indicating that Gates Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNOW	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gates Industrial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of DNOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Gates Industrial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

DNOW currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.39%. Gates Industrial has a consensus price target of $30.18, indicating a potential upside of 17.59%. Given DNOW's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe DNOW is more favorable than Gates Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DNOW	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gates Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gates Industrial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNOW	$3.40B	0.72	-$89M	-$0.73	N/A
Gates Industrial	$3.45B	1.89	$251.40M	$0.96	26.74

Gates Industrial has a net margin of 7.23% compared to DNOW's net margin of -4.14%. Gates Industrial's return on equity of 10.00% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNOW	-4.14%	4.94%	2.97%
Gates Industrial	7.23%	10.00%	5.15%

Summary

Gates Industrial beats DNOW on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DNOW compare to ESAB?

DNOW (NYSE:DNOW) and ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

DNOW has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DNOW had 4 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DNOW and 12 mentions for ESAB. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat DNOW's score of 0.10 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DNOW	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ESAB	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

97.6% of DNOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of DNOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of ESAB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

DNOW currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.39%. ESAB has a consensus price target of $138.22, indicating a potential upside of 51.82%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than DNOW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DNOW	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

ESAB has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DNOW. DNOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESAB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DNOW	$3.40B	0.72	-$89M	-$0.73	N/A
ESAB	$2.84B	1.95	$226.77M	$3.38	26.94

ESAB has a net margin of 7.11% compared to DNOW's net margin of -4.14%. ESAB's return on equity of 15.04% beat DNOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DNOW	-4.14%	4.94%	2.97%
ESAB	7.11%	15.04%	6.66%

Summary

ESAB beats DNOW on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

DNOW vs. The Competition

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Metric	DNOW	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.44B	$15.49B	$9.35B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.32%	3.57%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	-18.28	44.26	25.11	28.39
Price / Sales	0.72	6.91	5,347.82	40.00
Price / Cash	14.80	36.83	27.92	25.11
Price / Book	1.14	4.99	4.87	4.76
Net Income	-$89M	$424.52M	$792.39M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	2.14%	-0.97%	0.50%	-0.76%
1 Month Performance	11.58%	4.70%	3.83%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	-14.29%	36.50%	38.50%	25.04%

DNOW Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DNOW DNOW	3.144 of 5 stars	$13.35 +1.6%	$17.00 +27.4%	-15.8%	$2.44B	$3.40B	N/A	5,655	Earnings Report
ZWS Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor	4.5014 of 5 stars	$51.18 0.0%	$54.88 +7.2%	+30.4%	$8.54B	$1.70B	41.27	2,600	Positive News
WFRD Weatherford International	3.972 of 5 stars	$102.32 flat	$110.33 +7.8%	+120.1%	$7.36B	$4.92B	16.01	16,700
JBTM JBT Marel	3.9616 of 5 stars	$139.80 +0.3%	$174.50 +24.8%	+5.7%	$7.26B	$3.88B	43.69	11,500
GTES Gates Industrial	3.9812 of 5 stars	$26.09 +0.0%	$30.18 +15.7%	+12.3%	$6.62B	$3.45B	27.18	13,000

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DNOW (DNOW) Competitors

DNOW vs. ZWS, WFRD, JBTM, GTES, and ESAB

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DNOW (DNOW) Competitors

DNOW vs. ZWS, WFRD, JBTM, GTES, and ESAB

How does DNOW compare to Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ZWS or DNOW?

Which has more risk and volatility, ZWS or DNOW?

Do analysts recommend ZWS or DNOW?

Does the media refer more to ZWS or DNOW?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ZWS or DNOW?

Is ZWS or DNOW more profitable?

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How does DNOW compare to Weatherford International?

Do analysts recommend WFRD or DNOW?

Which has more risk and volatility, WFRD or DNOW?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WFRD or DNOW?

Is WFRD or DNOW more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WFRD or DNOW?

Does the media refer more to WFRD or DNOW?

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How does DNOW compare to JBT Marel?

Do analysts rate DNOW or JBTM?

Which has more risk and volatility, DNOW or JBTM?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DNOW or JBTM?

Is DNOW or JBTM more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DNOW or JBTM?

Does the media prefer DNOW or JBTM?

Summary

How does DNOW compare to Gates Industrial?

Which has more volatility & risk, DNOW or GTES?

Does the media prefer DNOW or GTES?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DNOW or GTES?

Do analysts rate DNOW or GTES?

Which has better earnings and valuation, DNOW or GTES?

Is DNOW or GTES more profitable?

Summary

How does DNOW compare to ESAB?

Which has more volatility & risk, DNOW or ESAB?

Does the media prefer DNOW or ESAB?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DNOW or ESAB?

Do analysts rate DNOW or ESAB?

Which has better earnings and valuation, DNOW or ESAB?

Is DNOW or ESAB more profitable?

Summary

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DNOW Competitors List

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